Table 1.
Descriptive statistics on habits and oral hygiene of study participants based on gender
| Variable | n | % | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | Chi-square | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adverse habits | Smokeless tobacco | 386 | 55.2 | 162 (46) | 150 (43.3) | 0.866 | 0.352 |
| Smoke tobacco | 35 | 5.0 | 54 (15.3) | 55 (15.9) | |||
| Betel nut | 151 | 21.6 | 71 (20.2) | 80 (23.1) | |||
| Others | 73 | 10.4 | 29 (8.2) | 44 (12.7) | |||
| How do you clean your teeth? | Brush | 341 | 48.7 | 182 (51.7) | 159 (45.8) | 4.465 | 0.215 |
| Fingers | 318 | 45.4 | 148 (42) | 170 (49.0) | |||
| Neem stick | 38 | 5.4 | 22 (6.2) | 16 (4.6) | |||
| Others | 3 | 0.4 | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.6) | |||
| What material do you use to clean your teeth? | Toothpaste | 283 | 40.4 | 145 (41.2) | 138 (39.8) | 2.419 | 0.490 |
| Snuff | 135 | 19.3 | 60 (17.0) | 75 (21.6) | |||
| Powder | 276 | 39.4 | 145 (41.1) | 131 (37.8) | |||
| Others | 6 | 0.9 | 3 (0.9) | 3 (0.9) | |||
| What method do you follow for cleaning the teeth? | 1. Horizontal | 221 | 31.6 | 109 (31.0) | 112 (32.3) | 0.576 | 0.902 |
| 2.vertical | 181 | 25.9 | 96 (27.2) | 85 (24.5) | |||
| 3. Both | 298 | 42.5 | 148 (42) | 150 (43.2) | |||
| How often do you change your tooth brush? | 1. 3 months | 82 | 11.7 | 45 (12.8) | 37 (10.7) | 1.694 | 0.638 |
| 2. 6 months | 94 | 13.4 | 50 (14.2) | 44 (12.7) | |||
| 3. 1 year | 143 | 20.4 | 67 (19.0) | 76 (21.9) | |||